Essays Tagged: "long lasting"

Why Study Religion?

Cliffard Geertz sees religion as 'a system of symbols wichacts to establish powerful, pervasive and long lasting moods andmotivations in men by formulating conceptions of a general order ofexistence a ...

(6 pages) 565 4 4.0 Nov/1994

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Are things equal between the sexes in college sports

t be shown this week, instead women's field hockey will be aired.' Monday night football has been a long lasting American pastime and a change like this would tend to really shock and upset millions o ...

(11 pages) 322 1 4.6 Feb/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Explanatory Style and Depression

lf the day in schools, the schools need to become aware of the physiological needs of the children along with the academic needs.What is explanatory style? It is the automatic and natural way you expl ... es can determine if you are optimistic or pessimistic. Permanence is the belief that bad events are long lasting for pessimistic, but optimists resist this belief and see bad events as only temporary ...

(2 pages) 79 0 3.4 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays

This is a paper for a marriage and family class.. it is a term paper complete with a bibliograpy

sten and communicate their feelings with one another. Some say that this is the basis for a healthy long lasting relationship. There are many skills a good listener has to have. Some of which are easi ...

(6 pages) 537 2 3.5 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Jack London: Call of the Wild

is astonishing. The reader comes to accept the idea that dogs have deep,meaningful thoughts to go along with their actions. These ideas are directly tied to actualthings that dogs would actually do. ... hese ideas are directly tied to actualthings that dogs would actually do. As in the case of Spitz's long lasting and fatal battlewith Buck. The description of the final fight is mesmerizing, London go ...

(3 pages) 80 0 3.7 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

What controls a person's first Impression?

e shouted to his audience. The crowd erupted in cheers and for many Americans, this was their first long lasting impression of soon to be, President George Bush. He later went on to sign a bill implem ... e in history. The statement that won him one election lost him the next. The American public made a long term judgment based on the first impression of this presidential candidate. After the speech, t ...

(3 pages) 136 0 3.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

The portrayal of politics in South American literature

s '100 years of solitude' and Isabelle Allende's 'The house of the spirits', is the traditional and long lasting conflict between the Liberals and the conservatives. Although a common preoccupation wi ... ey are.' Marquez uses the execution of Arcadio to satirise the Colombian political hero, shouting: 'Long live the Liberal party!' This is an authentic echo of Colombian political rhetoric this reflect ...

(4 pages) 94 0 3.7 Jan/1997

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Chaim Potok's book

hem when they first met. This hatred lead to the injury ofReuven, but was the key that opened their long lasting friendship and eventually, the keythat made it possible for Danny's father to have the ...

(2 pages) 33 0 3.7 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Family Law Essay about marrage and devorce and the problems that my occur.

ever and before getting married, one must be both physically and emotionally ready to fulfil such a long lasting promise. One of the things which must be done before committing yourself to marriage is ... y are doing something which may cause the marriage to break down.If a couple do decide that they no longer can stay married then they may be granted a divorce. In order for the courts to d so, they mu ...

(6 pages) 139 0 4.2 May/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Divorce in America and its effects on children

vorces end bitterly, having very negative effects on children. Children can lose all hope of having long lasting, meaningful relationships in life if they see their parents parting in such very differ ... ng balance to the lives of America's youth.To conclude, the most significant part of divorce is the long-term consequences that it has on children. However, some divorces are inevitable and children a ...

(2 pages) 211 1 3.9 Jul/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Sociology assignment on primary and secondary groups

as those. Another thing about primary groups is that the relationships in these groups are usually long lasting. With a secondary group, those are the people who only know just very basic things abou ... ou let them. For example, I have family and friends that live very far away. Well, we all know that long distance can sometimes be very costly. So it isn't really affordable to make long distance call ...

(6 pages) 170 1 3.7 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

"Sex Without Love" The Water Method Man - John Irving The Hotel New Hampshire - John Irving This essay talks about the effects that sex without love has on people in various walks of life.

happens without love. Sex without love has various influences on people in their lives. Rape causes long lasting scars on peoples lives, sex is often used as a form of healing, and prostitution is a w ... x is often used as a form of healing, and prostitution is a way of life for some people.Rape causes long lasting scars on peoples lives. Rape is forcing another person to submit to sexual intercourse. ...

(4 pages) 166 2 3.2 Jan/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Relating Psychological Evidence to the Promotion of Healthier Eating in Children.

EPORT ON THE PROMOTION OF HEALTHIER EATING IN CHILDRENThe benefits of a healthy diet are myriad and long lasting and the sooner we start eating more healthily, the better we will feel and the longer w ... children, also there is a human tendency toward optimism and unlikelihood to fully reckon upon the long-term effects of an unhealthy diet -this too will be especially apt when considering children gi ...

(9 pages) 146 1 4.5 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

"Sigmund Freud, Life Story"

understand a person's personality, you must examine his or her early experiences, which could have long-lasting effects. Freud believed that to better understand his works, people would have to know ...

(2 pages) 138 0 4.5 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors

Jack London's "To Build a Fire" deals with man's struggle with nature.

like a "Man against Nature" story. London's "To Build a Fire" casts a clear image that in the ever long-lasting battle between man and nature, nature is not a force that should be reckoned with. The ... nature.London spends the first few paragraphs setting the physical scene. The setting is in Alaska along the Yukon River. It is close to the end of winter but the sun is still not yet in the sky. It i ...

(6 pages) 159 1 4.6 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Southwestern Humor.

The literary movement that gave birth to long-lasting American characters and attitudes was "Southwestern Humor," which is a tradition of reg ... ake fun of the lower classes. The genre of Southwestern Humor started with the writings of Augustus Longstreet and reached its high point with George Washington Harris' Sut Lovengood. This kind of wri ... n the United States. America was looking for a new identity. In this new democratic society, men no longer relied on their familybackground, occupation, or class to define themselves. Families were mo ...

(9 pages) 66 1 3.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Comparison of Athens and Sparta. Focuses on differences between the two city states i.e. Spartan militarism vs. Athenian arts, literature, culture.

e the unwillingness and inability of the Greekcity-states to unite, the Greeks were able to leave a long-lasting mark on western civilization.The two principle city states in Greece were Athens and Sp ... not better than a wall. The government wasfounded on the principle that the life of an individual belonged to the state. There were threedistinct classes that inhabited Sparta. Spartan citizens lived ...

(6 pages) 147 0 3.6 Dec/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Digital Cinema & CGI - Virtual Cinematography surrounding the theme of Spatiality using Visual and Participant observation (An Ethnographic Exploration of the Matrix)

d to link the relationship of the spatial reconfiguration that CGI has on audiences today and how a long lasting relationship with cinema has finally changed, for research I have concluded extensive p ... n most profoundly were participant observation and Visual analysis.Participant observation involved long late night affairs with my arch-nemesis 'pop-corn' whilst watching the Matrix Reloaded at the c ...

(7 pages) 82 0 3.5 Feb/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

Industrial Revolution: Immediate effects and Long Term Effects of the Industrial Revolution

been political, economical, social and cultural revolutions. These revolutions has had complex and long lasting impacts on peoples lives, one revolution that has forever changed history is the Indust ... etter machinery and better mass production.The Industrial revolution had both immediate effects and long term effects on peoples lives. One immediate effect would be the rise of factories. Rise of fac ...

(2 pages) 182 0 2.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

An essay discussing the great empires of the world, for example the persian, Cyrus, Athenian, etc....

ears and others have unsuccessfully been defeated for land and power. Four of the most powerful and long lasting empires of history and time were the Assyrians, the Persians, the Athenian and the Hell ... imagination of the Persians. This developed many of the peoples chooses and everyday living in this long lasting empire. Zoroastrianism was a dualistic religion, which meant that the antagonistic forc ...

(6 pages) 90 1 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers